'Zero Dark Thirty'

A subject of controversy during its theatrical run, this reunion of the Oscar-winning "Hurt Locker" team of director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal is an engrossing, often exciting dramatization of the hunt for Osama bin Laden.

Jessica Chastain's star rises higher with her intense performance as a CIA analyst who pursues her belief of the terrorist leader's location - with her hunch ultimately prompting one of modern history's most famous raids. The fine cast also includes Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Kyle Chandler and Chris Pratt. DVD extras: four "making-of" documentaries. *** (R: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and On Demand)